Street Collections Regulations 1999 (WA)

Western Australia

Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940

Street Collections Regulations 1999

Western Australia

Street Collections Regulations 1999 Contents1. Citation 12. Terms used in these regulations 13. Application for permit 14. Form of permit 15. Identification badges 16. Minimum age for collectors 27. Collection boxes 28. Making a collection 29. Obstruction 310. Collection returns 311. Collectors, promoters etc. not to be paid 312. Investigation by Commissioner 313. Offence 414. Infringement notices 415. Forms 5Schedule 1 — Form of permitSchedule 3 — FormsForm 1 — Infringement notice 7Form 2 — Withdrawal of infringement notice 9NotesCompilation table 10Other notes 10Defined terms Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940

Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940

Street Collections Regulations 1999

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Street Collections Regulations 1999.

2.Terms used in these regulations

In these regulations —

authorise means authorise in writing;

Commissioner has the meaning given in the Fair Trading Act 2010;

permit means a permit under section 4 of the Act;

permit holder means a person to whom a permit has been granted.

[Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4134; 2 Oct 2018 p. 3796.]

3.Application for permit

An application for a permit is to be in a form approved by the Minister.

4.Form of permit

A permit is to be in the form set out in Schedule 1.

5.Identification badges

• (1)

  A collector must wear an identification badge bearing the name of the permit holder in a conspicuous place at all times while taking part in a collection.

• (2)

  A collector must allow a person authorised by the Minister to inspect the collector’s identification badge on request.

6.Minimum age for collectors

A permit holder must not allow a person who is under 16 to be a collector unless authorised by the Minister to do so.

7.Collection boxes

• (1)

  A permit holder must provide one or more collection boxes to each collector.

• (2)

  A collection box —

  • (a)

    may be a box, tin, or other receptacle capable of securely holding money;

  • (b)

    must not be fixed to a pole or otherwise designed to be held beyond the reach of the collector;

  • (c)

    must be securely closed and sealed so that it cannot be opened or money removed from it without the seal being broken; and

  • (d)

    must have prominently displayed on it —

    • (i)

      the name of the person or persons for whom the collection is being made; and

    • (ii)

      the date of the collection.

• (3)

  A permit holder must consecutively number all of the permit holder’s collection boxes and keep a record of which boxes are issued to each collector.

8.Making a collection

• (1)

  If a person wishes to contribute to a collection a collector must offer a collection box to the person so the person can put the contribution into the box.

• (2)

  If a person gives a contribution to the collector the collector must immediately put it into a collection box.

• (3)

  A collector must not open or break the seal on a collection box.

• (4)

  A collector who has finished collecting is to give all the collector’s collection boxes to the permit holder or a person authorised by the permit holder to receive collection boxes.

9.Obstruction

While taking part in a collection a collector must not obstruct a public street (as defined in section 3 of the Act) or annoy any person using a public street.

10.Collection returns

Within 30 days after the date of a collection a permit holder must give to the Minister a written statement, signed by the permit holder, setting out —

• (a)

  the amount collected;

• (b)

  the expenses incurred in carrying out the collection; and

• (c)

  the amount that has been, or is to be, distributed to each of the persons for whom the collection was made.

11.Collectors, promoters etc. not to be paid

• (1)

  A person must not pay —

  • (a)

    a person for being a collector; or

  • (b)

    any other person for promoting or otherwise assisting with a collection,

unless the permit authorises that payment.

• (2)

  In subregulation (1) —

pay includes give, whether directly or indirectly, any benefit or reward.

12.Investigation by Commissioner 1

• (1)

  The Minister may request the Commissioner 1 under the Fair Trading Act 2010 to investigate a collection.

• (2)

  On receipt of a request the Commissioner 1 is to —

  • (a)

    make all investigations the Commissioner 1 considers appropriate; and

  • (b)

    report the result of the investigations to the Minister.

• (3)

  For the purpose of subregulation (2) the Commissioner 1 may direct a person to produce any documents specified in the direction and the person must comply with that direction.

[Regulation 12 amended: Gazette 12 Jan 2007 p. 49; 2 Oct 2018 p. 3796.]

13.Offence

A person who fails to comply with these regulations commits an offence.

Penalty: $40.

14.Infringement notices

• (1)

  An offence under section 3(1) of the Act is an offence for which an infringement notice may be issued under Part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.

• (2)

  For the purposes of section 5(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004, $400 is the modified penalty for an offence under section 3(1) of the Act.

• (3)

  The Commissioner 1 may, in writing, appoint persons or classes of persons to be authorised officers or approved officers for the purposes of Part 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004.

• (4)

  The Commissioner 1 is to issue to each authorised officer a certificate, badge or identity card identifying the officer as a person authorised to issue infringement notices.

[Regulation 14 inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4134; amended: Gazette 24 Dec 2019 p. 4420.]

15.Forms

The forms set out in Schedule 3 are prescribed in relation to the matters specified in those forms.

[Regulation 15 inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4134.]

Schedule 1 — Form of permit

[r. 4]

Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940

Permit to conduct a Street Collection

(Name)
has permission under the Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 to conduct a street collection in the metropolitan region.
The street collection may be carried out —
on    (date)
between		a.m. /p.m.	and	a.m. /p.m.
Signature of Minister
Date

[Schedule 1 amended: Gazette 24 Dec 2019 p. 4420.]

[Schedule 2 deleted: Gazette 24 Dec 2019 p. 4420.]

Schedule 3 — Forms

[r. 15]

[Heading inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4135.]

Form 1 — Infringement notice

Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940

Infringement notices

Infringement notice no.

Alleged offender

Name: Family name

Given names

or       Company name ____________________________________

ACN

Address ________________________________________________

Postcode

Alleged offence

Description of offence _____________________________________

Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 s. 

Date                 /            /20                    Time                   a.m./p.m.

Modified penalty   $

Officer issuing notice

Name

Signature

Office

Date

• /

  Date of notice                              /20

Notice to alleged offender

It is alleged that you have committed the above offence.

If you do not want to be prosecuted in court for the offence, pay the modified penalty within 28 days after the date of this notice.

How to pay

By post: Send a cheque or money order (payable to ‘Approved Officer — Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940’) to:

Approved Officer — Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940

Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Locked Bag 14 Cloisters Square

Perth   WA   6850

In person: Pay the cashier at:

Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

[street address to be inserted]

If you do not pay the modified penalty within 28 days, you may be prosecuted or enforcement action may be taken under the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994.   Under that Act, some or all of the following action may be taken — your driver’s licence may be suspended, your vehicle licence may be suspended or cancelled, you may be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence or vehicle licence, your vehicle may be immobilised or have its number plates removed, your details may be published on a website, your earnings or bank accounts may be garnished, and your property may be seized and sold.

If you need more time to pay the modified penalty, you can apply for an extension of time by writing to the Approved Officer at the above postal address.

If you want this matter to be dealt with by prosecution in court, sign here _______________________________________ and post this notice to the Approved Officer at the above postal address within 28 days after the date of this notice.

[Form 1 inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4135; amended: Gazette 20 Aug 2013 p. 3842; 2 Oct 2018 p  3796; SL 2020/163 r. 52.]

Form 2 — Withdrawal of infringement notice

Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940

Withdrawal of infringement notice

Withdrawal no.

Alleged offender

Name: Family name

Given names

or       Company name _____________________________________

ACN

Address _________________________________________________

Postcode

Infringement notice

Infringement notice no.

• /

  Date of issue                         /20

Alleged offence

Description of offence ____________________________________

Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 s. 

Date                  /            /20                           Time                 a.m./p.m.

Officer withdrawing notice

Name

Signature

Office

Date

• /

  Date of withdrawal                       /20

Withdrawal of infringement notice

[*delete whichever is not applicable]

The above infringement notice issued against you has been withdrawn.

If you have already paid the modified penalty for the alleged offence you are entitled to a refund.

*    Your refund is enclosed.

or

*    If you have paid the modified penalty but a refund is not enclosed, to claim your refund sign this notice and post it to:

Approved Officer — Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940

Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Locked Bag 14   Cloisters Square

Perth   WA   6850

• /

  Signature                                                                                     /20

[Form 2 inserted: Gazette 22 Sep 2006 p. 4135‑6; amended: Gazette 2 Oct 2018 p. 3796.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Street Collections Regulations 1999 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Street Collections Regulations 1999	7 Dec 1999 p. 5991‑4	7 Dec 1999
Street Collections Amendment Regulations 2006	22 Sep 2006 p. 4133‑6	22 Sep 2006 (see r. 2(a))
Street Collections Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2006	12 Jan 2007 p. 49	12 Jan 2007
Reprint 1: The Street Collections Regulations 1999 as at 2 Feb 2007 (includes amendments listed above)
Street Collections Amendment Regulations 2013	20 Aug 2013 p. 3842	r. 1 and 2: 20 Aug 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 21 Aug 2013 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 20 Aug 2013 p. 3815)
Commerce and Industrial Relations Regulations Amendment (Administration) Regulations 2018 Pt. 4	2 Oct 2018 p. 3794‑6	3 Oct 2018 (see r. 2(b))
Consumer Protection Regulations Amendment Regulations 2019 Pt. 7	24 Dec 2019 p. 4416‑20	1 Jan 2020 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 24 Dec 2019 p. 4415)
Commerce Regulations Amendment (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2020 Pt. 26	SL 2020/163 25 Sep 2020	29 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2020/159 cl. 2(a))

Other notes

1         As at the time of this compilation the person designated as the Commissioner for the purposes of the Act is known as the Commissioner for Consumer Protection (see Gazette 18 August 2006 p. 3372).

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

authorise............................................................................................................................ 2

Commissioner................................................................................................................... 2

permit................................................................................................................................. 2

permit holder..................................................................................................................... 2

pay............................................................................................................................... 11(2)